Maple is a flavor that can go far beyond pancakes, as these nutty, chocolaty, frosted bars prove. They’re made with a shortcut start from Betty Crocker™ chocolate chip cookie mix, and get finished with a scratch maple buttercream that’s well worth a little bit of extra effort.
Maple-Nut-Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 2 hr 15 min
- Servings 16
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
Bar
- 1 pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon maple extract
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Frosting
- 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 2 to 3 tablespoons milk
- 1/4 teaspoon maple extract
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch square pan with cooking spray.
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Step2In large bowl, mix cookie mix, 1/2 cup softened butter, the egg and 1/2 teaspoon maple extract with spoon until soft dough forms. Stir in 1/2 cup walnuts. Spread dough evenly in pan.
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Step3Bake 20 to 24 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
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Step4In medium bowl, beat powdered sugar, 1/4 cup softened butter, 2 tablespoons of the milk and 1/4 teaspoon maple extract with spoon until smooth and fluffy. If frosting is too stiff to spread, add additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time. Frost top of bar. Sprinkle 1/4 cup walnuts on top. Cut into 4 rows by 4 rows.
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Step5Store loosely covered.
Nutrition
300
Calories
16g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
38g
Total Carbohydrate
29g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Bar
- Calories
- 300
- Calories from Fat
- 140
- Total Fat
- 16g
- 25%
- Saturated Fat
- 8g
- 38%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 35mg
- 12%
- Sodium
- 190mg
- 8%
- Potassium
- 70mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 38g
- 13%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
- Sugars
- 29g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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